The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act; Question 4,
Proponents: The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Massachusetts,
Website: Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol |
Summary: The initiative allows adults 21 years of age and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana outside of their residences and up to 10 ounces of marijuana in an enclosed, locked space within their residences, which mimics the current in-residence allowance established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for medical marijuana patients.
It allows adults 21 years of age and older to grow up to six marijuana plants in an enclosed, locked space within their residences and possess the marijuana produced by those plants in the location where it was grown. Likely voters back the measure by a margin of 55 percent to 40 percent, according to an October WBUR poll. >>
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SUMMARY: Fifty-four percent of Massachusetts voters approved Question 4 which permits adults who are not participating in the state's medical cannabis program to legally grow (up to six plants, including all of the harvest from those plants) and to possess personal use quantities of cannabis (up to one ounce and/or up to 5 grams of concentrate; in addition, adults may legally possess up to ten ounces of marijuana flower in their home) while also licensing commercial cannabis production and retail sales.
The law imposes a 3.75 percent excise tax on commercial marijuana sales. Under the law, localities have the authority to regulate, limit, or prohibit the operation of marijuana businesses.
INFORMATION: Click here

Status:
The new law takes effect on December 15, 2016. Regulators are scheduled to begin accepting applications from marijuana-related businesses on October 1, 2017.

Law Voted In:
2016

POSSESSION LIMITS:
Possess personal use quantities of cannabis (up to one ounce and/or up to 5 grams of concentrate; in addition, adults may legally possess up to ten ounces of marijuana flower in their home).

CONTACT INFORMATION:
TBA

HOME CULTIVATION:
Grow (up to six plants, including all of the harvest from those plants).

Cannabis Shops & other RESOURCEs;
TBA

STATE-LICENSED GROWERs:
TBA

Grower Registry Fee:
TBA

STATE-LICENSED DISTRIBUTORs:
TBA

DISTRIBUTOR Registry Fee:
TBA

RESIDENCY:
No Residency requirement; permitted for Adults who are not participating in the state's medical cannabis program.

SUMMARY:
Ballot Question 3 -- Approved Nov. 6, 2012 by 63% of voters
Effective: Jan. 1, 2013 |
It eliminates statewide criminal and civil penalties related to the possession and use of up to a 60-day supply of cannabis by qualified patients who possess a "valid registration card" issued by the state.
"The citizens of Massachusetts intend that there should be no punishment under state law for qualifying patients, physicians and health care professionals, personal caregivers for patients, or medical marijuana treatment center agents for the medical use of marijuana...

("Within 120 days of the effective date of this law, the department shall issue regulations defining the quantity of marijuana that could reasonably be presumed to be a sixty-day supply for qualifying patients.") Patients must possess a recommendation from a physician attesting that cannabis assists with the treatment of a "debilitating medical condition."
Physicians may authorize cannabis for the treatment of "cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Crohn's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and other conditions as determined in writing by a qualifying patient's physician."

In the first year after the effective date, the Department shall issue registrations for up to thirty-five non-profit medical marijuana treatment centers, provided that at least one treatment center shall be located in each county, and not more than five shall be located in any one county."
Individual patients will also be permitted to privately cultivate limited amounts of cannabis or designate a "personal caregiver" to cultivate for them if they are unable to access a state-authorized dispensary or if they can verify "financial hardship."

Full text of the measure is available here. Additional information about the law is available from the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance -
www.masspatients.org/site/

Possession/Cultivation:
Patients may possess "no more marijuana than is necessary for the patient's personal, medical use, not exceeding the amount necessary for a sixty-day supply...
Within 120 days of the effective date of this law, the department shall issue regulations defining the quantity of marijuana that could reasonably be presumed to be a sixty-day supply for qualifying patients, based on the best available evidence."

"The Department shall issue a cultivation registration to a qualifying patient whose access to a medical treatment center is limited by verified financial hardship, a physical incapacity to access reasonable transportation, or the lack of a treatment center within a reasonable distance of the patient’s residence. The Department may deny a registration based on the provision of false information by the applicant. Such registration shall allow the patient or the patient’s personal caregiver to cultivate a limited number of plants, sufficient to maintain a 60-day supply of marijuana, and shall require cultivation and storage only in an enclosed, locked facility.
The department shall issue regulations consistent with this section within 120 days of the effective date of this law. Until the department issues such final regulations, the written recommendation of a qualifying patient's physician shall constitute a limited cultivation registration."

PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS:
No more than 10 ounces every two months

HOME CULTIVATION:
Yes, limited amounts

AMENDMENT(s):
TBA

CAREGIVERS:
Yes, individual patients will be permitted to designate a "personal caregiver" at least 21 years old to cultivate for them if they are unable to access a state-authorized dispensary
or if they can verify "financial hardship."

MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATUTES:
105 CMR 725.000

Application information:

Registration:
Mandatory -
"Until the approval of final regulations, written certification by a physician shall constitute a registration card for a qualifying patient."

Fee(s);
Patient Registry Fee:
$50

CONTACT INFORMATION;
Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
One Ashburton Place
11th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
617-573-1600
- or visit -
www.mass.gov/medicalmarijuanaESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGISTERED PATIENTS:
28,860 -
Source: Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services

Update: The DPH website wrote on Oct. 8, 2014 that "the Medical Use of Marijuana Online System (MMJ Online System) is now available for qualifying patients to register to possess marijuana for medical purposes.
You will need to register with the MMJ Online System by January 1, 2015 in order to possess marijuana for medical purposes, even if you already have a paper written certification from your physician. Paper written certifications will no longer be valid as of February 1st, 2015."

Dispensaries & other RESOURCEs;
The law establishes a state-run patient registry and the creation of up to 35 state-licensed, non-profit "medical marijuana treatment centers." Within the first year after the law's implementation, the state must issue regulations for the creation of such centers.

RECIPROCITY:
Accepts other states' registry ID cards? -
No. NOTE: The medical use provisions in Massachusetts do not include reciprocity provisions
protecting visitors from other medical use states.

ACTION; Get involved in the movement for safe and legal access to medical cannabis today. Our power comes from our collective action. Whether it's calling Congress, attending rallies, organizing a local activity or chapter, signing an online petition, or supporting federal defendants, take action today!
There are a number of medical cannabis (marijuana) bills in play in states across the US. Here we network on Ways and Means anyone can help with the effort to make each a medical marijuana state.
We need to get the word out and people contacting reps and officials and get this legislation into law. Also, lets not forget efforts at the Federal level.

NETWORK and Spread The Word, both On-Line and Off (!) ON-LINE, You can tell everybody in cyber-space by e-mailing a link to this website to them and/or (OFF-LINE> printing off the info and handing out where possible / necessary. Also phone call and read off and/or visit and hand deliver the info. You can take literature with you and approach businesses, organizations and even people on the street while you're out and about. Wear your pot-leaf shirt and register voters, as feasible. Gather signatures for any related petitions that are happening at the time as well.

Meetings and Meet-Ups > Medical Cannabis Meetup Groups - Medical Cannabis Meetups around the world
| Find a Medical Cannabis Meetup Group near you
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grouped by City and Country ... find the ones with the most people interested in Medical Cannabis Meetups in Massachusetts ... international, national, provincial, municipal levels
... Visit - http://www.meetup.com/cities/us/ma/.

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The Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance (MPAA) | is a coalition of medical marijuana patients, their family members and caregivers, medical professionals, and public health groups that supports safe access to medical cannabis for patients with a doctor’s recommendation.
If you are a Patient, Caregiver or planning on becoming one, Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey regarding the states Online MMJ Registration System.
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana- Know Your Rights!
| A qualified patient shall not be penalized under Massachusetts law in any manner, or denied any right or privilege, for such actions or be subject to arrest or prosecution, or civil penalty, for the medical use of marijuana provided he or she is following
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http://www.compassionforpatients.com/

Massachusetts Medical Marijuana, Marijuana Doctors
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Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Laws, Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Qualifications and General Massachusetts Marijuana Information
The State of Massachusetts has a legalized medical marijuana program, which allows legal medical marijuana patients to receive a marijuana recommendation from a certified physician, apply for a State-issued Massachusetts Medical Marijuana ID Card, and grow and/or purchase marijuana for medicinal use per state guidelines. We have compiled the following index of medical marijuana information in Massachusetts to serve as a legal library to our users for legal reference of Massachusetts's laws and guidelines regarding Medical Cannabis.
Please note that in order to become a legal medical marijuana patient you must first have a qualifying condition as outlined by the department of health services and/or department of justice. For a comprehensive list of Massachusetts's medical marijuana qualifying conditions you can visit our qualifying conditions section located on the top of our menu under "legal states".
... The Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Library ... Doctor Qualifications; Why Marijuana Doctors? ... Marijuana Recipes; Medical Cannabis Network News;
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Massachusetts Marijuana Doctors Clinics helps patients to obtain their Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Card. Our board licensed doctors and friendly professional staff truly believe in the power of Marijuana as Medicine. We now take this new opportunity to help sick patients gain access to natural medicine very seriously.
We are a professional Marijuana Clinic and we will always respect your rights and privacy while maintaining the highest ethical standards in serving our patients.
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Medical Marijuana Consultations in Boston (Framingham)
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Medical Marijuana Doctors in Massachusetts, as of December 10 ...
Social network of marijuana experts and patients. Medical marijuana dispensaries, doctors, attorneys. Learn to grow marijuana or get a cannabis card
The Initiative Petition for a Law for the Humanitarian Medical
Use of Marijuana has PASSED Pursuant to Amendment
Article 48 of the Massachusetts Constitution!!!
Do you suffer from:
Cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), hepatitis C, amyotrophic... lateral sclerosis (ALS), Crohn’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other conditions as determined in writing by a qualifying patient’s physician.
Cannamed of Boston
is now scheduling appointments for
patients with debilitating medical conditions.
(If you don't qualify, you don't pay)
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Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) |
To educate the public, the media, and policy makers, to the failure of current drug policy by presenting a true picture of the history, causes and effects of drug abuse and drug related crime.
To reduce the multitude of harms resulting from fighting the war on drugs by ultimately ending drug prohibition.
Contact:
27 Austin Road,
Medford, MA 02155 *
visit:
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Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition - MassCann / NORML |
The Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MASS CANN), is also the state affiliate of the National Organization for the Reform of the Marijuana Laws (NORML), and, as such,
is working to build a consensus for a more moral and rational public policy regarding all uses of the cannabis plant.
Contact info:
P.O. Box 266,
Georgetown, MA 01833 *
by phone -
(781) 944-2266, or
visit:
http://www.masscann.org

The Voluntary Committee of Lawyers |
The VCL is an association of lawyers and judges whose members share strong misgivings about the wisdom and consequences of America's perpetual drug war.
While favoring no specific drug control policies, the VCL seeks to promote, within the legal profession and beyond it, informed and honest discussion about the objectives of the drug war and its costs to our cherished institutions of liberty and justice.
visit:
http://www.vcl.org

Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts, Inc. | Academics and professionals who find that current drug control policy has failed to reduce the harms caused by illegal drugs, and urge the study and implementation of better control methods such as public health rather than criminal justice models.
Features: Policy, Publications, Speakers.
visit:
http://www.dpfma.org

Information Collective, The | A grassroots clearinghouse of information on Government policy devoted to making academic information on these policies accessible to the communities effected by them.
Features: Policy, History, Audio/Video, Research, News.
visit:
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Amherst | Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 3.75 ---
Legislation: Possession of any amount of marijuana is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500. For first time offenders, the court will sentence the offender to probation and upon successful completion of the probation period, the offender’s record will be sealed. For subsequent offenses, probation may still be possible.
Law enforcement: The police in Amherst are a-holes. But you’re not gonna get busted unless year blaze near them or near any preppy looking adults of “higher society”. A lot of the rents blaze too; it is a hippyish town. At night, you can really blaze anywhere but stay out big parking lots. You could always go into leverett (10min away in the boonies and blaze on a mountain). Oh, and watch out for Officer Foster in the red pick-up truck.
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Boston | Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 3.5 ---
Legislation: NEW LEGISLATION UPDATE: The new law states “As of January 2, possession of an ounce or less of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) will be a civil offense, punishable by a civil penalty of $100 and forfeiture of the marijuana under a new Section 32L of chapter 94C of the Massachusetts General Laws. Additional provisions apply to violators under the age of 18. Records of this new civil offense (a “Section 32L violation ”) will not be entered into the criminal offender record information, or “CORI,” system.
Law Enforcement: you can smoke the police might have something to say about it but if your not selling it and only have a little on you they will let you off with a warning.. but if you get caught and it’s bagged up, IT’S OVER FOR YA…. you will be in the clinker and most likely face he judge in the morning….
Where to buy Marijuana in Boston, MA.: You can find some of the best marijuana on the streets of Boston… Go up and down Blue Hill Ave and you are bound to find some one with the type of smoke you want. There are many other place to get it as well, such as going out to the local night club, chatting online line with some on in the neighborhood that you might be visiting, or just plain ol’ somebody that know somebody…
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Cambridge | Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 3.5 ---
Legislation: Possession of any amount of marijuana is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500. For first time offenders, the court will sentence the offender to probation and upon successful completion of the probation period, the offender’s record will be sealed. For subsequent offenses, probation may still be possible.
The state allows conditional release for people facing their first prosecutions.
Law enforcement: Smoke away from people and cops wont really care. They will care if you are dealing and will be arrested.
Where to buy marijuana: You can go to Harvard sq, ceantral sq, or any of the projects and you will be able to get weed
Marijuana prices: mids- 10 gram, 110 oz;
good mids- 10 gram 150 oz;
high quality ( Sour Dz, Purple Haze, Dro) 20 gram, 420 for an oz.
Marijuana brands: u can get almost any shit u want just ask around and you will find it ...
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Worcester | Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 3.4 ---
Legislation: Possession of any amount of marijuana is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500. For first time offenders, the court will sentence the offender to probation and upon successful completion of the probation period, the offender’s record will be sealed. For subsequent offenses, probation may still be possible.
Where to buy marijuana: Worcester is a large metropolitan area with a population of about 175,000, of that, about a tenth are college students. the higher education institutions of worcester include Worcester State, Assumption, Clark, Holy Cross, Quinsigamon Community, and a few more. i find that if you go there dressed well and know how to act that you’ll be blazing with some friends you just made in short order. Make friends at the colleges.
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(NEWS) Meanwhile in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America, State police have today announced they will no longer ticket people caught in possession of cannabis, and regardless of whether they are actually caught smoking cannabis or not.
Mark R. Laverdure, chief of police in Clinton,
a Central Massachusetts town of about 8,000 residents, told the Boston Globe; "You'll probably have a lot of Police officers that, unless there's a caller complaining about it, won't even bother with it."

"They probably handled a lot of it informally before" he continued, "and probably more so now."
In November 2008 a new law was passed in the state of Massachusetts, which states that possession of an ounce or less of cannabis would see the subject receive only a $100 fixed penalty (around £50), with no criminal proceedings.

Public Ballot = Democracy.
The law was passed via a public ballot, which came back showing a massive 65% public approval rate, for the decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use and just to clarify a point this initiative has nothing at all to do with medical cannabis.
This is an official decriminalisation of personal, recreational use.
Click > here < for more.

cannabisnews.org (ORG, News) | Massachusetts — Relieved weed smokers brazenly lit up on Hub streets without fear of arrest for the first time as cops statewide sought to sort out how to handle Massachusetts’ weakened pot laws.

“It’s super-relaxing,” said one 31-year-old professional as he fired up a joint in an East Boston park yesterday. “It’s just a lot more easy. I’m super happy this happened. It’s kind of like, ‘What’s the big deal?’ ”

Under the new state law that went into effect Thursday, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana became a civil infraction, rather than a criminal offense, punishable only by a $100 fine rather than arrest.

“This is just a common sense adjustment to the law,” said Bruce Mirken, spokesman for the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project. “It’s not a day for parades. It’s a small step toward sanity.”

Police across the state, meanwhile, scrambled to figure out how to enforce the new rules.
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Massachusetts (MA) MJ LEGAL Resources, by NORML.
NORML Legal Committee members, and more for Massachusetts, by NORML - the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
... Visit - http://lawyers.norml.org/massachusetts.

Also, here are some national / international Resources -

The Laws concerning marijuana in Massachusetts. By NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Visit: http://norml.org/laws/ma
for more.

LegalJoint: Massachusetts Marijuana Law. A general overview of marijuana law in the state of Massachusetts including legal implications for anyone cultivating, using, selling or in possession of marijuana or paraphernalia. ... New! Medical Marijuana Brief Bank ... Visit:
http://www.legaljoint.net/state_info/US_content.asp

Places that have decriminalized non-medical cannabis in the United States -
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Multiple places have decriminalized non-medical cannabis in the United States; however, cannabis is illegal under federal law. Gonzales v. Raich (2005) held in a 6-3 decision that the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution allowed the federal government to ban the use of cannabis, including medical use even if local laws allow it.
Most places that have decriminalized cannabis have civil fines, drug education, or drug treatment in place of incarceration and/or criminal charges for possession of small amounts of cannabis, or have made various cannabis offenses the lowest priority for law enforcement.
Contents: Map, List of States,
References,
External links ...
Visit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_that_have_decriminalized_non-medical_cannabis_in_the_United_States

NORML - the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
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updated and revised Congressional Scorecard. The Scorecard is an all-encompassing database that assigns a letter grade 'A' through 'F' to members of Congress based on their marijuana-related comments and voting records.
Be sure to vote and #TakeAction on election day in support of marijuana-friendly candidates and marijuana law reform! >> visit:
norml.org/congressional-scorecard/massachusetts

Drug Policy Alliance: Reform in Massachusetts | While West coast states have been quick to implement drug reform legislation, the East coast states have not only been slow to implement changes, but in some cases they have gone backwards. In 2000, Massachusetts voters took away the rights of felons to vote. This heavily affects the minority vote as the Massachusetts prison population is fifty percent minority.
Massachusetts was one of three states that let convicted felons act as the citizens that they are and vote. The same year, a voter initiative that would have created an innovative treatment over incarceration program was narrowly defeated by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent.
... visit:
http://www.drugpolicy.org/statebystate/massachusett/

NORML / A Page Just For You / Medical Marijuana Patients | This section is to help you locate the information you need to become fully informed regarding medical marijuana -- as well as play an important role in changing America’s misguided marijuana laws.
Select One, All States and Canada, Mexico, Europe, Other ... visit:
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4482

Others? Will be listed here. As we get the info. You can also check the Events and News sections to see if there are any Items posted there. Know about one yourself? Post it on the Bulletin Board, below.

ASA - Americans For Safe Access: Massachusetts > Medical cannabis (medical marijuana) Advocacy resources in Massachusetts
>> Legal Info |
Find resources on your state and federal law, how to become a patient, case law, regulations, and what to do when facing state or federal charges.
Does your state need help with legislation?
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If your state needs to pass new medical cannabis laws or change old ones, check out our Policy Shop to get started.
Start a Chapter, Action Group, or Affiliate
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No ASA resources in your area? Learn how to start your own Chapter or Action Group, or how to become an Affiliate. visit -
www.safeaccessnow.org/massachusetts_advocacy

NORML - the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws | Medical Use by State. All States and Canada Mexico Europe Other ... See Map >> norml.org/marijuana/medical and more.

ASA - Americans For Safe Access: Medical and Scientific Information about Cannabis (marijuana) >>
Resources for Patients
| Discover how to talk to your doctor about medical cannabis, how to become a state-authorized patient, basic science and legal rights for patients, how to safely use medical cannabis, and how to get involved with medical cannabis advocacy.
Resources for Medical Professionals & Researchers
| The medicinal properties of cannabis are varied given the multiplicity of physiological roles of the endocannabinoid system, a ubiquitous molecular signaling system at which compounds in cannabis have robust receptor-based actions. Here is information regarding medical marijuana practice policies and procedures in your locality, as well as scientific and practice ethics information. >>
www.safeaccessnow.org/medical

Patients Out of Time is a patient advocacy organization with a universal constituency. They support the rights of patients to have a legal and safe access to the therapeutic use of cannabis. The mission of their organization, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, is the education of health care professionals and the public about the therapeutic use of cannabis. Their leadership is composed of medical and nursing professionals with expertise in the clinical applications of cannabis and five of the seven patients (two wish to remain anonymous) who receive their medical cannabis from the US government. Patients Out of Time is the only national non-profit in the United States that focuses only on therapeutic cannabis issues. Visit - www.medicalcannabis.com

Marijuana.com > Home > Legalization/Decriminalization
>> MikeCann.Net: Medical Marijuana Citizen Lobby Day: MA State House, Boston, 2/24/2009
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Medical marijuana users, Marcie Duda and Scott Mortimer, Bill Downing President of MassCann/NORML, and myself are going to tour the MA statehouse offices on Tuesday, February 24th beginning at about 11:00am.
We are going to visit aides and may even stumble on some legislators. We are going to be asking them to support Rep. Frank Smizik’s medical marijuana act.
Click > here < for more.

Cannabis Forums Message Boards - Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Club, Dispensary, News > Medical Marijuana Methods and Strains > Medical Marijuana Methods
Methods Methods of using cannabis. Techniques, joints, bongs, pipes, papers, vaporizers.
For anyone who lives in Boston, MA
I live in a town near Boston. I've been looking around for a head shop around here that sell glass pipes.
For anyone who lives near me, do you know of anyplace that sell glass pipes?
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Ganja Grocer | We are your Medical Marijuana Resource Center. Learn How to Become a Legal Medical Marijuana Patient. If you live in a state with Medical Marijuana Laws, Come visit our forums today! Visit - www.ganjagrocer.com < for more.

The Compassionate Coalition's mission: To defend the rights of medical marijuana patients and care providers through education and community participation. A nonprofit grassroots organization that helps build and support local chapters nation-wide, linking them with other medical marijuana reform organizations and resources.
Contact Information -
Mailing Address:
The Compassionate Coalition *
1500 Oliver Road, Ste-K *
P.M.B. #248 *
Fairfield, CA 94533-3473 *
(NOTE: When sending mail to this address, please be sure to write "The Compassionate Coalition" in the address line. Thanks!) *
Fax: (916)266-7455 * or Visit:
www.compassionatecoalition.org/forum

The Amsterdam THC Ministry, First Universal Church of Kantheism, is based on ancient wisdom, modern science and the enlightening and healing properties of the cannabis sacrament.
Their mission includes liberating the sacred cannabis hemp plant and the minds and spirits of those who do and of those who do not revere it. May we all enjoy the rich, abundant, joyful and awakened life that is part of our natural inheritance.
Visit:
www.thc-ministry.net/forum

Welcome to the Cannabis Classifieds Want Ads. To buy cannabis for medical purposes is legal in some areas. Here you will find hundreds of medical doctors, professional growers, and prescription patients in need who want to buy cannabis legally but can't find each other. Visit: www.cannabisclassifieds.com/cannabiswant.html

HempFests | Street Fairs, Festivals and Farmers Markets - Music, Food and Stuff for Sale or Barter - any opportunity for activists to booth, people to gather and businesses to vend ... like any local versions of the Seattle Hempfest ... will be listed here as we find out about them.

Marches | Demonstrations, Rallies and similar Action Items any situation where activists are trying to educate or draw attention to - yet another - victim and people are congregating ... like the Million Marijuana Marches ... will be listed here as we find out about them.

Other Types? Will be listed here. As we get the info. Know about one yourself? Got an Idea? Post it on the Bulletin Board, below.

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The locations and more information about Sensi Seeds shops can be found in the Shop Locations section.
Medicinal users and anyone interested in the medicinal properties of marijuana will find useful and relevant advice and background information in the Medicinal Cannabis section.
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Massachusetts voters will decide marijuana regulation question in November
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Last update: August 17, 2016
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Massachusetts voters will have an opportunity to vote on ending marijuana prohibition this November. If voters approve Question 4, the Bay State will become one of the first states on the east coast to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adult use. Click here to learn more about the Yes on 4 campaign and to get involved.
Unfortunately, the campaign has strong opposition. Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo formed an opposition committee in April. The next financial reporting date for initiative campaigns is early September, so there’s no way to get a read on the opposition’s fundraising until then. History shows that Bay State voters don’t always follow the lead of top officials on ballot questions, however.
>> Visit - http://www.mpp.org/states/massachusetts/ <<

A Western New England University poll in April showed 57 percent support for legalization, with 35 percent opposed and 7 percent undecided. Other polls have shown the race to be closer.
The campaign is reaching out to local and state elected officials, business groups, physicians, clergy, treatment professionals, and many other groups to help broaden the base of support.

Only six dispensaries open, highlighting slow approval process
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On November 6, 2012, 63% of Bay State voters approved Question 3, making their state the 18th to enact a compassionate medical marijuana program. More than two years later — long after deadlines had passed — the Department of Public Health allowed the first dispensary to begin cultivating on December 31, 2014. The first dispensary opened in Salem on June 24, 2015, and six dispensaries have opened since then.
Question 3 called for up to 35 dispensaries (more if deemed necessary by regulators), but only 15 dispensary applicants were selected by the department in 2014. In June 2015, the department announced that it would scrap its controversial scoring system for applicants and that it would instead begin considering applications on a rolling basis. Over 150 dispensary applicants are currently involved in the process of seeking state approval.

Meanwhile, patients have been able to apply for ID cards since October 2014. The registration is mandatory: Unregistered patients are no longer afforded any protection from being arrested.
If you are a patient, click here to visit the Department of Public Health’s website, where you may begin the application process.
Also, You can read our summary of Massachusetts’ medical marijuana law here.
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Marijuana laws in Massachusetts
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Although possession of under an ounce of marijuana is punishable by a civil fine of $100 in Massachusetts, pursuant to an initiative campaign led by MPP in 2008, the prohibition of marijuana has plenty of opportunity costs. Time spent enforcing marijuana laws could better be used to investigate and bring to justice perpetrators of serious and violent crime. According to data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, in 2012, the clearance rate for murder in Massachusetts was 47.9%; for rape and burglary, the clearance rates were 24.9% and 10.2%, respectively.
Additionally, new evidence suggests that Massachusetts’ marijuana laws are not being evenly enforced. A 2013 study by the American Civil Liberties Union found that although blacks and whites use marijuana at nearly identical rates, blacks in Massachusetts are 3.9 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana possession.

Please email your legislators and ask them to consider a more sensible alternative.
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Massachusetts (MA) MJ News Feed, by NORML.
Latest news and more for Massachusetts, by NORML - the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
... and more. Visit - http://norml.org/news/us-ma.

SPEAKING OUT ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | May 8, 2006
| I'M GLAD THAT Marcia S. Nalebuff was able to deal with her nausea from chemotherapy with prescribed medications. We are not all that fortunate;
I went through chemo that I'm sure was every bit as "aggressive" and found the nausea grueling. ... Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) ; . ...
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Pot Shots: The Faces of Marijuana in Boston - By Chris Wright
(September 13, 2001 - Source: Boston Phoenix) |
(NEWS)
In 1937, Harry J. Anslinger, the commissioner of narcotics, stood before the United States Congress to speak of a new scourge that was sweeping the country: marijuana. He presented many tales to illustrate just how dangerous the drug was. " A teenage boy and a girl lost their senses so completely after smoking marihuana, " he intoned, " that they eloped and were married. "

And yet, Anslinger continued, conjugal indiscretion was the least of the country’s problems in the face of the green menace.
Although few are concerned about gangs of murderous potheads roaming the streets anymore, marijuana is still viewed by many Americans as a public menace — and its users are still condemned as renegades, reprobates, and criminals. The year Anslinger provided his colorful testimony, there were 338 arrests for marijuana violations in the US. Today, the annual arrest rate stands at about 700,000.
Visit - http://cannabisnews.com/news/10/thread10902.shtml.

Netherlands makes cannabis a prescription drug
By Paul Gallagher, Reuters, 8/31/2003 (NEWS) |
AMSTERDAM, Aug 31 -- The Netherlands will this week become the world's first country to make cannabis available as a prescription drug in pharmacies to treat chronically ill patients, a top Dutch health official said on Sunday.
The Dutch government has given the country's 1,650 pharmacies the green light to sell cannabis to sufferers of cancer, HIV, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Tourette's Syndrome in a ground-breaking acceptance of the drug's medicinal use.

"It's a historic step. What is unique is that we are making it available on a prescription only basis through pharmacies," said Willem Scholten, head of the Office of Medicinal Cannabis at the Dutch Health Ministry.
The Netherlands, where prostitution and the sale of cannabis in coffee shops are regulated by the government, has a history of pioneering social reforms. It was also the first country to legalise euthanasia.
Visit - http://www.boston.com/news/daily/31/netherlands_can.htm.

The American Alliance For Medical Cannabis (AAMC) | Dedicated to bringing patients, caregivers and volunteers the facts they need to make informed decisions about whether Cannabis is the right medicine for them, the laws surrounding Medicinal Marijuana in your area, political activism and even handy recipes and guides to growing your own nontoxic medicine.
visit: http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/news-t21.htm

Cannabis Times. Alternative News Service for Cannabis and Hemp ... Montana Woman on Hunger Strike for Medical Cannabis. Visit Robin's Site * E-Mail the ... The science of medical cannabis continued its climb in estimation of medical professionals and ... visit: www.cannabistimes.com

Stop the Drug War (DRCNet) is an international organization working for an end to drug prohibition worldwide and for interim policy reform in US drug laws and criminal justice system.
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Informational Guide on Medical Cannabis |
If you have ever heard of the song, “Lets Go Get Stoned,” as sung by Ray Charles or Joe Cocker, you know the lyrics were referring to getting high or using cannabis aka marijuana. This mind altering drug goes by other names as well; names such as weed, pot, joint, blunt, hash and mary jane are quite common among users. Cannabis is a plant that contains a chemical called cannabinoids or cannabinolidic acids.
Another substance that is found in cannabis is THC, or Tetrahydrocannabinol, which gives the users that “high” sensation. When speaking of marijuana, the actual substance used in creating the high feeling comes from the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is considered to be a schedule 1 controlled substance today, because of the THC, which can be highly potent, depending upon the concentration factor of the THC.
Visit > http://www.worldmedassist.com/informational-guide-on-medical-cannabis/ < for more.

THE REEFER MADNESS ERA, REEFER MADNESS BOOKS (Info, History) By definition, it would be a contradiction in terms to list or classify a Reefer Madness book as a work of "Non-Fiction." Thus both genres are group together here simply as "Hard Cover" books; if only to distinguish them from the "Pulp Fiction" or "Dime Store novels" discussed elsewhere. However where appropriate the terms [Fiction] and [Non-Fiction] are used.
Please take note - This Index consists solely of those books that the museum has been able to locate and is in no way shape or form complete. It should be thought of only as a starting point. Visit: http://www.reefermadnessmuseum.org/

Cannabis Quack Medicines | ... contained it as an ingredient, Medical Cannabis was as common as aspirin is ... the Hazeltine Corp., of Warren Pennsylvania, was founded in 1869, and soon ... visit - antiquecannabisbook.com/chap15/Quack.htm

Dr Tod | California doctor braves political pressure to prescribe marijuana for those in need. ... German mother in a small Pennsylvania town during the Depression and ... California Cannabis Resear... Click > here < for more.

LESSON PLAN:MEDICAL MARIJUANA - LEGITIMATE USE OR LEGALIZED ABUSE?
By Lisa Prososki, a former middle school and high school social studies, English, reading and technology teacher.
Estimated Time: Approximately 45 minutes/1 class period
Lesson Objectives: (1)
Students will use cooperative learning activities to discuss opinions about medical marijuana use and see both sides of the issue, (2)
Students will use decision making skills and strategies to render their own decision about the U.S. Supreme Court case related to medical marijuana use. Click > here < for more.

Medical Marijuana Pro/Con * Pros & cons on medical marijuana. Science, risks, policies, & laws. Should marijuana be a medical option? This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format, responses to the core question "Should marijuana be a medical option?" Divided questions about the topic into the issues and sub-issues listed below. All individuals and organizations quoted on our site are ranked based upon our unique credibility scale. [Note: Although physicians and attorneys are listed on this site, they do not recommend or refer either.] visit: www.medicalmarijuanaProCon.org

1. Since 1996, twelve states have legalized medical marijuana use: AK, CA, CO, HI, ME, MT, NV, NM, OR, RI, VT, and WA. Eight of the twelve did so through the initiative process. Hawaii's law was enacted by the legislature and signed by the governor in 2000, Vermont's was enacted by the legislature and passed into law without the governor's signature in May 2004, Rhode Island's was passed into law over the governor's veto in January 2006, and New Mexico's legislation was signed into law by Governor Bill Richardson on April 2, 2007.

2. The Institute of Medicine's 1999 report on medical marijuana stated, "The accumulated data indicate a potential therapeutic value for cannabinoid drugs, particularly for symptoms such as pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation."
And more. Visit - www.drugwarfacts.org/medicalm.htm

Medical Marijuana Handbook |
This a draft by Todd. H. Mikuriya MD, a long-time advocate of medical cannabis, respected author and one of the medical staff at the San Francisco Buyers Club. Its patchy, and uncomplete, and acts only as a framework for Dr Todd to store snippets of info on various aspects of medical cannabis.
Marijuana as Medicine - A Plea for Reconsideration, is a commentary article written by Lester Grinspoon and James Bakalar, which appeared in the June 21st 1995 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Medical cannabis web resources. Medical Marijuana Handbook This a draft by Todd. H. Mikuriya MD, a long-time advocate of medical cannabis, respected author and one of the medical staff at ... visit:
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Medical Marijuana - Master Reference | Note: This page was prepared for the November, 1996 election. Some of the external links may be out of date. ... Cannabis Research Library - A collection ... visit - www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/medical_mj.htm

Cannabis Yields and Dosage | the authoritative study of the science and legalities of calculating medical marijuana. The booklet is available as a PDF by ... visit - www.safeaccessnow.net/yieldsdosage.htm

Accepted Medical Use of Cannabis: Medical Professionals by DrugScience.org. | Cannabis's accepted medical use in the United States is increasingly recognized by health care professionals and the medical community. visit: www.drugscience.org/amu/amu_medprof.htm

Proven : Cannabis is Safe Medicine
by Ian Williams Goddard | In reaction to medical cannabis access referendums on the ballots in Arizona and California, former presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George Bush signed a letter stating that they "categorically oppose'' access to cannabis for its many proven therapeutic uses such as the prevention of blindness and epileptic seizures. Their chief concern was that legal medical access would send the message that cannabis is safe. The presidents can, however, lay their safety concerns to rest because the scientific literature overwhelmingly confirms that cannabis is both an effective and safe medicine.
The Cannabis Safety Profile. The journal PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEWS reports that decades of research prove that, "Compared with legal drugs...marijuana does not pose greater risks." Yet based upon mortality statistics, we can safely conclude that cannabis is one of the safest medical drugs known, for, while prescription drugs, defined as safe by the FDA, kill up to 27,000 and aspirin up to 1,000 Americans per year, cannabis kills 0 per year. Click here for more.

Medical Cannabis Strains - Geoffrey Guy, MD (GW Pharmaceuticals, U.K) |
Founder and President of G.W. Pharmaceuticals in Russia, Dr. Geoffrey Guy's observations about the mammalian Cannabinoid system (with more receptors throughout the body than any other system) are presented to the Second Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, held in Portland, OR in May, 2002.
First discussing CB1 and CB@ receptors; the modulatory effect on dopamine, GABA and glutamate; and cross-talk with other receptors, Dr. Guy then examines Phyto-Cannabinoids (plant based)THC, CBD and others, with GW's success in producing whole extracts from 3 tonnes/year of dried marijuana and years of genetic breeding to feature both high THC and high CBD strains.
... Visit: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5030388544973469056

Is Marijuana the Right Medicine for You? | A Factual Guide to Medical Uses of Marijuana by Bill Zimmerman, PhD with Rick Bayer, MD and Nancy Crumpacker, MD, ISBN#0-87983-906-6 (Keats 1998).
Chapter 3: Why All the Controversy? What Does The Research Actually Show? is online at:
http://www.medmjscience.org/Media/pdf/chap3.pdf

Examine the pros, cons, and controversies of marijuana as medicine! | Cannabis is still sending “signals of misunderstanding.”1-3 The result is an exaggeration of beneficial or deleterious effects as well as occasional intermixture of medical science with other moral categories. This book deals with health aspects of the cannabis plant and the cannabinoids while mainly factoring out societal aspects. Some authors refer to social topics that require discussion even within the bounds of a narrow handling of medicinal aspects.
“Cannabis and Cannabinoids; Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential”. Edited by Franjo Grotenhermen, MD; Nova-Institut GmBH, Hürth, Germany and Ethan Russo, MD; Montana Neurobehavioral Specialists, Missoula, Montana. Hard Cover (ISBN-13: 978-0-7890-1507-7, ISBN-10: 0-7890-1507-2) $79.95

Marijuana Rx: The Patient's Fight for Medicinal Pot (Book) by Robert Randall & Alice O'Leary * This is a story of government betrayal -- a betrayal that continues today. But it is also a story of human courage and perseverance. Please take the time to read this book. Afterall, none of us are immune from the illnesses that marijuana can treat -- glaucoma, cancer, multiple sclerosis and more. Some day you might need medical access to marijuana. We pray that it will be as simple as a doctor's prescription. Full text articles, news summaries, supporting organizations and states, additional resources, and information on medical marijuana. Visit: marijuana-as-medicine.org

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Monday, March 2 at 6:00
p.m. in Springfield City
Council Chambers when its
Veterans Administration and
Human Services Committee
will hold hearing on the
proposal of its Chairman
James J. Ferrera III to add
a $300 fine for "public
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Should they decided to bring
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Those who wish to speak need
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Mass Cann/ NORML is keeping
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Tuesday, January 27 at 07:07 AM:me from here wrote:"Just under a month into life
under the new marijuana law,
brought to Massachusetts by
MPP via the CSMP,
impoverished local activists
are left fighting the
backlash in 351 cities and
towns
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POST VICTORY NEWS AND
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